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Any other ways to take info from Instagram API without logging in?

Problem: is here any ways to keep my login and password away from the code of a program (the program parse Instagram post info) that will be used by users? The code below takes info of the post, BUT if i make many requests to Instagram, it doesn't work. So i need to login in anyway instagram_web_api.login(LOGIN, PASSWORD), but my program will be used by another users.

Question: If my program will be used by another users, how can i hide my login and password from the code? I mean the program will be Desktop GUI, using code below partly, so users wouldn't see the code, BUT if they somehow look in the code, i want my login and password be hidden. Any ways, please?

Code:

...
    def _parse_instagram_post(self):
        instagram_web_api = Client()
        instagram_web_api.login(LOGIN, PASSWORD)

        media_pk = instagram_web_api.media_pk_from_url(POST_URL)
        post_info = instagram_web_api.media_info(media_pk)
...
Solution

  • you can use Telegram Bot API

    Why ?

    • Customers cannot access the source code.
    • More useful and easy

    But if you don't prefer this way, you can

    • Obfuscate
    • Encrypt
    • Compile

    your code.

    I can suggest a few tools for these operations: